The Firefly
The Firefly
Nina Maria Azara is the beautiful and alluring singing spy for Spain during the Napoleonic Wars. Her mission is to seduce French officers, in order for them to reveal Napoleon's intentions toward Spain. She is sent to Bayonne, France to gather military secrets. Prior to this, she meets Don Diego while performing at a club. Unknown to her, Don Diego is actually Captain Andre, who is sent to Spain to spy on her. While in France, Nina discovers Diego's true identity, only after she has fallen in love with him. Nina Maria outwits her potential captors, returns to Spain and goes into hiding. Napoleon's troops invade Spain, resulting in Nina's capture. In a strange twist of fate, Nina and Captain Andre are reunited, but the 2 nations are now at war...
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Warren William
as Major de Rouchemont
Henry Daniell
as General Savary
Tom Rutherford
as King Ferdinard
George Zucco
as Secret Service Chief
Edward Keane
as French Chief of Staff (uncredited)
Frank Puglia
as Pablo (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
as Izquierdo (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
as Secretary (uncredited)
Douglass Dumbrille
as Marquis de Melito
Leonard Penn
as Etienne
Theodore von Eltz
as Captain Pierlot (uncredited)
Lane Chandler
as Captain of Guards (uncredited)
Jeanette MacDonald
as Nina Maria
Allan Jones
as Don Diego
Jason Robards Sr.
as Civilian Spanish Patriot (uncredited)
Karl Hackett
as Spaniard (uncredited)
Ralph Byrd
as French Lieutenant (uncredited)
Maurice Black
as Pigeon Vendor (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
as Waiter (uncredited)
Stanley Price
as Joseph Bonaparte (uncredited)
Pilar Arcos
as Gypsy (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
as Innkeeper
Belle Mitchell
as Lola
Matthew Boulton
as Wellington
Brandon Hurst
as English General (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
as French Soldier Admirer (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
as Hat Vendor (uncredited)
Donald Reed
as French Officer (uncredited)
Corbet Morris
as Duval
Pedro de Cordoba
as Spanish General (uncredited)
Pat Somerset
as English General (uncredited)
Drew Demorest
as French Officer (uncredited)
Lester Dorr
as French Officer (uncredited)
Robert Z. Leonard
as Café Patron (uncredited)
